You talked me into it. I need a lot of hairspray, but this braiding thing is kind of fun! If I’m completely honest though, next time I leave the house in this dress it will be paired with Chacos and a messy pony. That’s just who I am. I started this dress when I was [...]
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pattern: The bodice is from Simplicity 2497. mods: lengthened the bodice CF 2″ and the CB 1″ added 1″ to the CF neckline created a skirt by lengthening the bodice sections slashed and spread the back skirt piece to make it fuller – adding 6″ total to the hemline. sewed the skirt and bodice pieces [...]
Tags: dresses, finished, simplicity
Pattern: Simplicity 2054 – by Cynthia Rowley. I cut out view B with the cowl in a size 12. Mods: lengthened the waist seam by 1″ swayback by 1″ took out 1.5″ from the back center seam took an additional 1.5″ from the top center back to prevent gaping scooped out the neckline by a [...]
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pattern: simplicity 2413 mods: none fabric: black cotton twill from Joann’s I should’ve made this out of a floral or something bright. I don’t think black is the right color for this style. The fit is pretty good although there’s a bit of weird poofing in the back. Next time I’ll play around with the [...]
Tags: finished, simplicity, skirts
